OAG vs guidescope
There are already some happy users of premium telescope mounts that do not need to use any guiding at all. But still most people who deal with…
To CMOS or not to CMOS
CMOS sensor based astronomy cameras are becoming more and more popular among astrophotography amateurs. What differs CMOS from CCD? Is this really…
Samyang 135 talks to QHY163
Last days I have been preparing my wide field astroimaging setup. There have been some changes in conception and eventually I decided to give up on…
Sky Watcher EQ6-R review
EQ6-R first time look I recently received from Delta Optical company for tests new Sky Watcher EQ6-R equatorial mount. It will be a successor of…
Samyang 135 f/2 ED UMC for fast widefields
I have already read much good about Samyang 135 f/2 lens before I decided to purchase one. Its main purpose in my field will be wide-field…
QHY163M fine tuning side effects
Well, nothing really happened fortunately :) "Side effects" here means only one more target that I was able to picture last night, when I have been…
QHY163M first light, first impressions
Camera and wheel unpacking A few days ago I have received one of the first QHY163M cameras for test and review. This is the…
QHY163M a few more pictures
Weather is far from being perfect, so I am not really able to shot any pretty pictures with new camera. Plus I had a little miscollimated refractor…
ASI290MM - hot stuff
It's been already over one week since ASI290MM camera arrived to me directly from Shangai. It is a new ASI product, very low noise, 2.13Mpx back…
Just for fun
I recently purchased something that has won the astronomy amateurs hearts already a long time ago - 8 inches cat. The plan is to use this versatile…
AstroHub 3.0 - almost there
Just a bunch of pictures - prototype is done, software 95% completed and tested.